READY? AIM! FIRE!
Happy New Year, my dear sisters in Jesus! Last night I wrote a letter to the Lord Jesus right before I went to sleep and recalled His faithfulness through a tumultuous year. Right before I turned out the light, I opened up Daily Light for the last Scripture reading for the year and it offered this verse:
The Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, in all the way you went until you came to this place. Deut. 1:31
I could have cried. Yes, He surely did. And He carried you, too. Tightly in His faithful arms.
Only God knows what this particular year has in store for us. He alone sees how the path will wind, and climb, and fall, and rise again. We do not have control over the future as we glance ahead to 2011 but make no mistake. He does and we, His lavishly loved daughters, can indeed prepare to live what He thoughtfully brings our way victoriously. On this first day of the new year, we are not victims. We are called to live as victors, holding up the Shield of Faith in one hand and the Sword of the Spirit in the other.We need BOTH.
It’s finally time to post your first memory verse of 24 in 2011! If you haven’t already read the instructions thoroughly, please look at the post on December 26th titled “Siesta Scripture Memory Instructions.” It will tell you everything you need to know. Just a quick refresher: Your comments will almost entirely consist of these entries:
First name, city, verse, reference, and version.
Please keep it limited to these facts so that the verses stand out prominently for us to behold. You can occasionally say something as brief as “I’m excited!” Or “I need prayer!” but nothing longer than that please. Let’s let the Scriptures themselves rise like we’re looking at them with our 3-D glasses on.
Here’s my first Scripture entry of 24 in 2011:
Beth, Houston: All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. James 1:17 The NET Bible
Be sure and hand write your verse in your spiral to help engrave it on your sweet mind. Also consider writing your contact information on the inside cover in case you leave it somewhere and God causes someone gracious to find it.
I love to claim Psalm 65:11 on the first day of the new year:
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake. The NET Bible
Lord, I want an abundance of Your Holy Spirit! (See Luke 11:13!) Abba, go before us this year and leave the fragrance of Your very presence in Your wake!
OK, Siestas! Hit it! I’ve prayed for you and can’t wait to pursue the Lord Jesus Christ with you this year. If some of you don’t know which verse to use this time around, consider Psalm 65:11. It’s a great first round.
Remember to wait 24 hours from the time you post your comment until you assume it got lost and enter it again. So many comments come in at once on these Scripture memory posts that the server bogs down, causing it to take extra time.
I love you, Sisters! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can do this! Remember, KEEP IT SIMPLE AND MEANINGFUL!
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Is 43:18 kjv. dora, tn
Liz, Laramie, WY. Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28, NIV.
Shelley from San Angelo
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 (ESV)
Wendy~ Cross City, Fl: “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3
Connie, Newbern, VA: “For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake, but My lovingkindness will not be removed from you, and My covenant of peace will not be shaken,” Says the Lord who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 NASB
7th & 8th girls S.S., FBC Brazoria:
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Christy Lynchburg, VA
II Chronicles 20:17 “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.” (NIV)
Tanya, Columbus GA: “So then let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, and fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith…” Hebrews 12:1-2 CEB
Haley, Big lake MN, ESV
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.
Selah
Chris
North Ft. Myers, FL
My little children, let us not love in word or tongue, but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18 NKJV
Julie
Marion, IA
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
James 1:19-20 (New Living Translation)
Kristina~~ Frisco, TX
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Jamie, Sylvania, GA: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Monica – Wichita, KS
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
Cynthia from Thomasville, GA “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13b-14 NIV
Julie, Lexington, KY: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
Sarah, Mangaf Kuwait:”Be very careful, then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise.” Ephesians 6:15 NIV
^ verse correction Ephesians 5: 15 NIV
Joni, Bradenton,Fl
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Kim, Palatine, IL: “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior..” ~ Isaiah 43:1b-3a (NLT)
You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. Psalm 65:11
Nicole from Knoxville, TN: “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17b-19, NIV
“For the Word of God is living and active sharper than any double-edge sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints, and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Heb 4:12
Marsha, Arkadelphia, AR: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phillipians 4:6 NIV
Jackie, Milford, NE
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. Psalm 1:1 NIV
Marlene, Harleysville, PA
My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death, Philippians 3:10 The NET Bible
Susan, Edwards, CO: “Forget the former things; do not dwell in the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)
Juliana
Livermore
It’s not that I have already reached this goal or have already been perfected, but I pursue it, so that I may grab hold of it because Christ grabbed hold of me for just this purpose Philippians 3:12
Common English Bible
Mary Bowen, Kings Mountain NC
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things. Preserve my life according to your word. NIV
Rhonda, Searcy, AR, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,” Philippians 2:3 NIV
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matt 6:33,NIV
Angie, Minden,LA: Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Susan Kennedy, Georgia
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemened sin in the flesh.”
Romans 8:1-3
NKJV
Karlys
La Place, LA
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1 NASB
Hannah, Fort Myers, FL: “The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” ~ 2 Peter 3:9
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:3-5 NIV
Round Rock, TX
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Cor 12:9 (NKJV)
Sandy Holiday, FL
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 ESV
Debbie
Orlando, Florida
You crown the year with Your bounty;
Your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
Psalm 65:11 ESV
(hard,worn,impossible “wagon tracks” can become productive)
Sara, Houston
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God
Micah 6:8b
I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me. Ps. 120:1 NIV
Emily,Georgia
Deb K. Sterling Hts: Those who live following their sinful selves think only about things that their sinful selves want. But those who live following the Spirit are thinking about the things the Spirit wants them to do. Romans 8:5 New Century Version
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1 KJV
Lori, Hazlehurst, Ms. “No temptation has overtaken you except that such is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make a way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” 1 Cor. 10:13 NKJ
Deb, Bremen
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 NIV
Gena, Rapid City, SD: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39 NIV
You crown the year with Your good blessings, and You leave abundance in Your wake.
Psalm 65:00
The Net
Jill from Laramie, WY
Terri, Madison: Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken. — Psalm 55:22 NIV
Elkins, AR
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12, NIV
Elizabeth, Valdosta, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 NIV